President Zelensky Makes Passionate Plea To Join European Parliament

By Susie Madrak — March 1, 2022

Ukraine President Zelensky urged the EU via video link to an emergency session of the European Parliament today to "prove that you are with us" a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc. Via Reuters:

European Union lawmakers, many wearing #standwithUkraine T-shirts bearing the Ukrainian flag, others with blue-and-yellow scarves or ribbons, gave Zelensky a standing ovation.

"We are fighting to be equal members of Europe," Zelensky said in Ukrainian in a speech translated into English by an interpreter who spoke through tears.

"Do prove that you are with us. Do prove that you will not let us go. Do prove that you are indeed Europeans, and then life will win over death and light will win over darkness," he said. "The EU will be much stronger with us."

"We desire to see our children alive. I think it's a fair one."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was met with a standing ovation from the European Parliament after a powerful speech that caused the EU translator on the English language feed to choke up with emotion. pic.twitter.com/kTlBGO6GEq

— CNN (@CNN) March 1, 2022

With us, the EU will become stronger. Ukraine will be alone without you. We will prove our strength. Prove that you are with us, prove that you are Europeans. Then the life will win the death, and the light will win the darkness. Slava Ukraine! - Zelensky pic.twitter.com/4sfJRZOyGU

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 1, 2022

President Zelenskyy receives a standing ovation after European Parliament address that came hours after he submitted an application to the European Union to grant Ukraine immediate membership into the E.U.https://t.co/D3HqsxvH4P

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 1, 2022

Update: Accepted Into the European Union.
An accelerated process is underway now.
(Not sure how that will help with the current crisis, however) https://t.co/fRjtRrBLJA

— Peter K Burian (@PKBurian) March 1, 2022

Meanwhile, in Kharkiv this morning:

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